Girl acting strange? Getting ready to lay first egg?

[AK Michelle]

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I like Maple Valley too! My in-laws live in Kent.

I don't know how they are going to do over the winter. This is the first time I've had chickens, so I hope they manage. I bought a storage shed from the high school construction class, now I'm insulating it and building the nest boxes. It's 8X8 with a roof vent, and I'm adding styrofoam insulation on the floor and batting up the walls. All of that is going to be sheeted over with thin plywood which I'm painting with waterproofing so that it will be easier to clean (I hope)... I do have electricity out there and there will be a heater/light (not a heat lamp but a Electric Infrared Heater and a heater under the water (if needed). I will have to play it by ear, and plan to make adjustments as I go.

My goats manage in a 3-sided shelter and last winter was 3 weeks of 35 below, so I'm hoping the chickens will be able to make it too.

I have asked all the local chicken junkies about their arrangements and I believe my plan is better than some

Michelle

 

[Sequin]

My girls started squawking and squatting a good couple weeks before they laid me a token of an egg. But my EE girl just laid me an egg for the first time and I barely saw her 'nesting' at all. Go figure. I think each pullet will do things in their own good time, and we get to learn all about the different aspects and rewards of patience. fun.

 

[Eggs4Sale]

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Teresac has disappeared, but last we heard, no eggs.

 

[teresac]

Sorry I have been out-of-town! My girls still haven't laid yet. They are all singing & combs etc are really red now. I told them the other day they better start soon or in the pot they go. They just laughed at me

I have been checking under the coop, in the coop around the coop....I think I get my daily cardo in!

I will keep ya posted.

 

[AK Michelle]

So yesterday I was out working in the yard, heard a rather long chorus of bawk-bawk-bawk- BAWK bawk-bawk-bawk- BAWK bawk-bawk-bawk- BAWK coming from the coop so I run over to see who's singing the egg song.

It was my black silie ROOSTER! Is he having sympathy pains, an identity crisis...

Silly silkie!

Michelle

 

[teresac]

Update!!!!

I haven't been checking the nesting box but every other day. Went in tonight to add more pine shavings....2 eggs!!! Finally. I was so excited I did the egg dance myself!

I have no idea which one, I have a good guess but I will be checking every day now.

I suppose the rest will be right behind her...or maybe there is already 2 of them

 

[AK Michelle]

 

[Eggs4Sale]

Yeah, what she said!

 

[AK Michelle]

I have two Mille Fluer hens, they are my total favorites and very spoiled. usually they come find me the second the coop door opens. They fly up onto my shoulders or into my arms and then follow me all around the yard.

Today, they didn't. AND thier tails are down. usually they stand nice and perky with their tails up, today, they are fluffy and bulky looking and their tails are down. And, when they didn't come get me I went to get them, they flared and flapped their wings and didn't wantto snuggle at all!

Are they breaking up with me? Or do you think they are actually getting ready to lay?

I think they are about 20 weeks, give or take.

 

[teresac]

I don't know...the only thing I can say as I am a first timer is after my girls were acting strange they starting laying. I would maybe they were sick..but since it is both of them and none of the others are acting strange...it's a good bet.

I will keep my fingers crossed.